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Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… it himself. It was pretty bizarre. Heininger He was the President. Nexon Yes, that’s right. That’s why I say it was a … about doing this in the first place, said to the President, You can’t put out this big, expensive healthcare … is similar to what it was at the start of the Clinton Presidency, which suggests that there is a basis out there …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… No, that’s all right. There was not a peep from the President’s office. Some time in the spring… Heininger For a … We wanted, as a group, to get an Oval Office meeting with President [William] Clinton. By this time of course, so much …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… were already doing these standards, and Bill Clinton, as President, said that they should all do it. Frankly, Goals … Nobody can know for sure, but if we had had a Democratic President, I’m not sure he wouldn’t have taken that next … years. That should mean that in the first year of the next Presidency there should be some— Petroshius I didn’t say …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… to the point when Senator [William] Bradley and Vice President [Albert] Gore ran against each other in the … have to go back to the Founding Fathers to find other Presidents who had attempted to show leadership in health … entity make a decision of who could play. The night of the President’s speech there was a panel on one of the networks …
Public Events
… examines how the Trump administration—and future presidencies—might use the levers of economic power. The …
Miller Center Scholars
… of politics. His research focuses on the American presidency, political parties and elections, social …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… In 1980 I was an integral part of the Kennedy campaign for President, so there are some things about that. I was … adult in the 1960s—I was an adult when his brother became President and I was kind of a sword carrier in the 1960 … want to go out on the boat with you but you’re going to be President; we’ll have a lot of fun days together. I would …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… I was dealing with Robert Kennedy’s decision to run for President, and Ted’s involvement with that. And I asked … George, how long does it take to get over being beaten for President, to move on to other things? McGovern said, Fritz, … in ’81 and ’82, he had the example of Senators who run for President and then lost the next time they ran. So he was …
Presidential Speeches
… communism—which he refers to as the "false prophecy." The President also emphasizes four major courses of action in … Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, fellow citizens: I accept with …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Ambassador [Joseph Kennedy] said he should and told the President and the Attorney General, but I always thought … was it at all, I think the two things were separate in the President’s mind, in Ken’s mind. Ken had other reasons in his …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… meeting of the Governors had occurred when Bush was President, and they had agreed on some big-picture education … goals. What was significant was that you had a Republican President agreeing that there ought to be a way to raise the … Committee, formal votes in the House and Senate and the President’s signature. Then there was a deadline in terms of …
Presidential Speeches
… convenes to consider revision of the Dingley tariff. President Taft sends a special message to Congress urging …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… very well. In 1960, when Jack Kennedy started running for President, he naturally had many ties to Harvard. A Harvard … I was at GWU, Bobby Kennedy declared his candidacy for President on March 13, 1968. So I immediately took a leave of … Sawhill, who considered it a bit, but then was offered the presidency of NYU [New York University] and figured that was …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… by one family upon the political system. There was President Kennedy; then he appointed his brother Attorney General and that was all right. The President has a right to choose whom he wants to be the … D.] Eisenhower. Haar So it already was set that the Presidents would have them. Knott Right. Haar I don’t know, …
Oral History Interviews
| Edward M. Kennedy Project… Kennedy when he first announced that he was running for President. He came to Kansas State University to give a … very well. In the earlier years when he was running for President, I think he was really more uncertain about what he … process, and have a respect for government: the Presidency, the Congress, and the Judiciary. I used to say, …
Presidential Speeches
… President Woodrow Wilson outlines his reasons for asking … factor in his decision to go to war against Germany. The President argues that the United States needs to wage war to …
Presidential Speeches
… and celebrates the virtues of the Constitution. The President cautions Americans not to lose sight of the danger …
Presidential Speeches
… In honor of the first 100 days of his administration, President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress. He … THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Good … the extraordinary times we’re in. Throughout our history, Presidents have come to this chamber to speak to Congress, to …
Presidential Speeches
… The central issue President Van Buren discusses in his annual message is that … which the United States, under the guidance of their first President, took their stand in the family of nations--that of … used. It was obvious, too, that Congress believed with the President that another demand should be made, in order to …
Presidential Speeches
… In his third State of the Union address, President George W. Bush devotes a large portion of his … Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, … welcome one of Iraq's most respected leaders, the current President of the Iraqi Governing Council, Adnan Pachachi. …